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❗️Trump claims he personally blocked Turkiye from entering the US-Israel war on Iran on the Iranian side

During the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump claimed that his personal diplomatic intervention single-handedly stopped Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from mobilizing Turkiye's massive military against Israel.

Praising Erdogan's hospitality and touting Turkiye's formidable millions-strong armed forces, Trump asserted that Erdogan "wanted to" and "was going to" intervene on Iran's side due to his deep hostility toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump used the narrative of his supposedly war-preventing influence to justify rewarding Turkiye, publicly dangling the return of advanced F-35 fighter jets and the lifting of defense sanctions despite vocal, furious protests from Netanyahu.

The claims have sent shockwaves through the summit, triggering an immediate diplomatic fallout as Israel fiercely lobbies Washington against equipping a country it labels a volatile regional threat.

❗️Japan building first spy agency since World War II with western help

Japan is building its first centralized intelligence agency since World War II, privately seeking advice from the US, Australia, and Germany on technology, staffing, and priorities, The New York Times reported on 13 July.

The agency is budgeted at roughly $407m, expected to be operational by December, and set to coordinate around 33,000 intelligence personnel across the police, defense ministry, and foreign affairs ministry.

It forms part of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push to shed postwar restrictions on defense and security in response to what Tokyo calls multiplying threats from China, Russia, and North Korea.

The plan has drawn criticism from China, which accuses Takaichi of militarism, and from Japanese lawmakers such as Mizuho Fukushima, who said the agency "infringes upon the right to privacy and other rights and paves the way for a surveillance society."

7/10 - Erdogan, JD Vance 'blocked' CIA-Mossad Op For Kurdish Invasion Of Iran: Report

The Turkish government reportedly feared that chaos resulting from regime change in Iran would create new threats on its border

Turkiye prevented an Israeli and US-backed Kurdish invasion of Iran at the start of the war on the Islamic Republic, i24News reported on 8 July.

Kurdish militias were reportedly ready to begin the ground operation, but the US canceled it due to “opposition” from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Senior Israeli sources told i24News that US intelligence agencies had planned the Kurdish operation for months. The role that Israel's foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, might have played was not discussed with the Israeli channel.

US intelligence agents held meetings with Kurdish armed groups, while providing them with weaponry and military training.

Israeli officials claimed that US Vice President JD Vance played a role in blocking the US-Israel-backed operation by leaking details to Turkish officials, allowing them to stop it.

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VIDEO | Egypt's national football team returns home carrying the Palestinian flag.

Following Egypt’s historic 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Australia on 3 July, which secured the team's first-ever advancement to the Round of 16, head coach Hossam Hassan celebrated on the pitch at Dallas Stadium by waving the Palestinian flag.

In emotional post-match remarks, Hassan dedicated the win to the "good and noble" Palestinian people, stating, "My heart and soul are with them."

Egypt was later eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a 3–2 loss to Argentina in the Round of 16 on 7 July.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇧🇭 BREAKING: Iran has decided to attack Bahrain again

Explosions are being reported.

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— 🇮🇷/🇰🇼 NEW: Kuwait says it intercepted 6 missiles and 33 drones

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇰🇼 NEW: Kuwait reports that Iran struck a Kuwaiti Navy vessel tonight, resulting in 4 injuries

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi:

‘The U.S. has not merely ‘violated’ the Memorandum of Understanding. With tonight’s action (naval blockade) the MoU has been completely dismantled.

(Iran is no longer bound by the MoU.)

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi:

‘We will exercise full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, no matter the costs.’

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—❗️🇴🇲/🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi:

‘Talking about international law during wartime is a joke. They are the ones who attacked us. They can’t come teach us about international law.

It’s true that in peacetime, Oman is one of two countries in the Strait of Hormuz. From a legal perspective, that’s correct. However, it’s wartime now, and for national security reasons Iran must control all of the Strait.’

Oman is a very good partner of us, they opposed all the previous wars against Iran, but we must control that part [Omani waters] to ensure no aggression occurs through it.’

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